Elliot Porter

Elliot Porter is a Teaching Fellow in Ethics within the Department of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. As an early career researcher, he specializes in the philosophy of madness, personal autonomy, and social and political philosophy, with a focus on how neurodivergent perspectives can reshape ethical and political frameworks.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Philosophy from the University of Kent (2023)
• MSc in Philosophy from the University of Glasgow (2017)
• MA (Hons) in Philosophy from the University of Glasgow (2015)

Porter's research challenges the chauvinism in autonomy literature that treats mental disorder as inherently incompatible with autonomous agency. He develops a pluralist and contextual ideal of autonomy grounded in mad perspectives, particularly through studies of bipolar disorder, arguing that diverse mental configurations generate specialized moral knowledge. His current work examines moral responsibility from a mad theoretic lens, focusing on recognition in relationship repair, while also exploring neurodivergence in public mental health ethics and Mad Activism/Politics. This scholarship bridges conceptual analysis with political implications for collective living.

Scientific awards: None mentioned in source materials.

Porter teaches undergraduate modules including Bioethics and Problems of Philosophy. No information is provided regarding graduate student supervision, research grants, or laboratory affiliations beyond his teaching responsibilities.

He is fluent in English and Scottish Gaelic, reflecting his commitment to multilingual philosophical engagement.